Sash-holder



L. A. HATHAWAYSE E.' W. ELKINS.

.sAsH HOLDER.

Patented Jen. 10, 1893.

UNITED STATES ATnNT Tieren.

LOUIS A. HATHAWAY AND EUGENE W. ELKINS, OF KENYON, MINNESOTA.

sAsi-i-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 489,476, dated January10, 1893.

Application tiled August l1. 1892. Serial No. 442.829. (No model.)

To all whom t may'iconccrn:

Be it known that we, LOUIS A. HATHAWAY and EUGENE W. ELKINs, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Kenyon, in the county of Goodhue andState of Minnesota, have invented a new and useful Sash-Holder, of whichthe following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in sash holders.

The object of the present invention is to provide a simple andinexpensive sash holder which may be readily applied to a window withoutinterfering with the construction of the sashes, and which may bereadily adjusted to suit the size and weight of a window, and to preventthe sashes of a loose window from shaking and rattling.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings-Figure l is a longitudinal sectional view of a portionof a window provided with a sash holder constructed in accordance withthis invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a sash holder detached.Fig.

. 3 is a detail perspective view of the adjustable bearing plate.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

l designates a metal casing triangular in longitudinal section, andhaving an open front and closed sides, back and top, the back 2 beinginclined from the rear or inner end of the top to the front of thebottom of the casing, and forming the back and bottom and providing aninclined portion on which is mounted an adjustable bearing plate 3. Theadjustable bearing plate 3 is provided with a longitudinal slot 4, andis secured in its adjustment by a set screw 5, and it is provided at itsupper end at opposite sides with rectangular bearing arms 6 formingrectangular recesses to receive journals 7 of a roller 8, whereby theroller is permitted a limited movement on the bearing plate to enable itto move upward and inward to permit a window sash 9 to be movedvertically, and to move downward and outward to engage the sashfrictionally to hold it at any desired adjustment. The casing is securedin a recess of the window frame, and is adapted to be readily appliedthereto; the holder is capable of adjustment to suit any weight of sash,and to engage loose sashes which will be held tightly against lapping;and the parts of the device are such that they are held intact, and willnot become separated and lost when the sashes of a window are ren1o\yed.

The back inclined portion of the casing is provided with a threadedopening to receive the set screw, and has on its outer face a boss toincrease the thickness of the casing around the threaded opening for thesetscrew. The upper and lower ends of the casing are provided withintegral flanges l0, which are provided with screw openings and enablethe device to be readily secured to a windowframe.

What we claim is- A sash-holder comprising a triangular casing providedatI its ends with securing iianges and having an open front and closedsides, top and back, the back of the casing declining and provided withan intermediate boss having a threaded opening, an adjustable bearin gplate arranged on the inclined back of the casing and provided with alongitudinal slot and having at its upper end outwardly, upwardly andinwardly extending angular hooked iianges forming rectangular bearingrecesses at their inner sides, a roller disposed between the angulariianges and adapted for movement upon the declining bottom of the casingand provided with journals located at its ends and arranged in thebear-ing recesses and having a limited movement and confined therein,and a set screw arranged in the slot of the bearing plate and engagingthe threaded opening in the boss, substantially as described.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have heretoaffixed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

LOUIS A. IIATHAWAY. EUGENE W. ELKINS. Witnesses:

B. J. KnLsEY, GEO. W. PIERCE.

